The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 14, 2188
Waning Crescent
38.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:38 AM
3:59 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.9%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 380,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3287
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 283.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.2° / 265.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 34m / 22.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.08° / 4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.09° / -4.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.39° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.